He was out for three or four days and realised, 'Oh actually this isn't a big fancy set with nice catering - it's a muddy field! He's genuinely actually too busy to come out here. That's how ridiculous his schedule is. He's consistently doing Top Gear and all the other stuff he does, so he genuinely doesn't have time to come out. I can tell you now it's not glamorous.
It's neither big nor clever. My dressing room is a tent. A nice tent - a walk-in tent with nice wooden floorboards and stuff! It's a big field. That's one of the reasons we film it in Argentina, because we wouldn't get planning permission for it in the UK. It's massive and vast. There are two different sets on the field, so at any one time while we're filming, there's another country filming - I think Holland are filming at the moment.
Then it's Turkey next week. It's the United Nations of TV programmes! That must get a bit confusing! So you'll go over the the salad bar and it will be like, 'Hi, I'm UK and you are? The American version has their own set though, don't they? I wish to God we were there. I've been trying and begging them to let us go to LA to film ours but unfortunately it would cost a little bit more than it does to do it in Argentina. How about having a world championship between the various countries?
There's lots of fun things we can do and one of them was a world one. I know a lot of people in the UK watch the American one - I think it airs on a cable channel - and someone else suggested that all the presenters should go on.
I would do it if it was for charity. I can't see the fun in it! I think I've seen more falls and twists and turns than anybody else. As of this series the only other person who has seen every single qualifier was me and one of the other producers who isn't out for the first couple of weeks, so now it's me.
I'm the only person that has watched them all and that's why I haven't done it. One of the girls that did the qualifier yesterday came out with a black eye - hit by the 'Sucker Punch'! Menu Close. English Cymraeg. Sign in or sign up. Search Submit Search. How much did it cost to fly the contestants to Argentina for 'Total Wipeout' Paul Swift made this Freedom of Information request to British Broadcasting Corporation This request has been closed to new correspondence.
Paul Swift 10 February Unknown. Dear Sir or Madam, How much did it cost to fly the contestants to Argentina for the programme 'Total Wipeout', how many went and did they take any members of their Family Also, why wasn't it done in this country Yours faithfully, Paul Swift.
Link to this Report. Dear Mr Swift, Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act , about the cost to fly the contestants of Total Wipeout to Argentina. The reference number for your request is RFI References Visible links 1. Paul Swift 12 February Unknown. Dear FOI Enquiries, As a TV licence payer I demand that you give me the information The BBC has a responsibility to be clear and open in how the licence payers money is spent and I feel that flying people to Argentina for a show is an expense that should be transparent in your answer to costs You haven't even bothered to answer the question as to whether any members of their family went with them and you haven't bothered to answer as to why it was done in Argentina and not the UK Due to your real lack of information I am requesting an internal review to my questions and I want the answers to ALL of my questions put on this FOI site so that other licence payers can see your response Yours sincerely, Paul Swift.
Dear Mr Swift, As stated under the 'Appeal Rights' section of our response the BBC does not offer an internal review when the information requested is not covered by the Act. Jim Smitheman left an annotation 3 April Dont give up Paul. We work to defend the right to FOI for everyone Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. Donate Now. Act on what you've learnt Tweet this request. Share on Facebook.
Fans on Facebook have reacted in two ways - some are disappointed they will not be able to have a go at the obstacle course. I was really looking forward to this! More commonly, Facebook members metaphorically rolled their eyes. Think of the logistics! So if it is a scam, what is the point? No financial details are requested - most people would regard such a request as a red flag.
An email address, date of birth and Facebook profile seem fairly harmless when it comes to opening the door to fraud. But although that information alone cannot be used to plunder a bank account, unscrupulous organisations can still make money from the details. According to the Information Commissioner's Office ICO , the incentive could be something called data mining, which is gathering information to sell on to marketing companies.
The ICO said before giving any personal information, check a group's privacy notice to find out what it intends to do with your data. Is it still there? Martin1 wrote: walker wrote: Martin1 wrote: Sean Sorry - you are of course correct - it was Hull. The moon landings were filmed over a THREE day period because it was a little windy on the first two days and the "Footprints" kept filling back in with the breeze, if you look carefully you can spot the shadow of a wind breaker in the back ground.
Facts are facts, stop manipulating them to suit your own "stories"! Sean, Have you been playing with the permanent markers again? Sean i'm beginning to question you intergrity, you quite clearly said one day: sean wrote: on the day they filmed the moon landing.
Martin1 wrote: walker wrote: I'm sure whoever is insuring the filming is requiring controls to be applied just the same as if it was filmed here. Is this referring to the bungee jump? I'm not sure of every fact - I'm not sure what you use in place of an elasticated bungee rope to do a bungee jump, and I couldn't have named the chap that died. The Wiki link looks about as I remember it. Maybe if any of you are challenged by anyone like the person who opened this thread you could refer them to the wiki link and ask them if their opinion might change.
My recollection is that the death of Michael Lush in Nov as described attracted considerable media attention at the time. However, despite the various shortcomings which apparently led to the death, I can't find readily any mention of a subsequent prosecution by HSE. Can any better-informed forum users confirm and expand on these aspects?
Also, though an elasticated bungee rope was involved, the BBC activity may not necessarily have been billed specifically as a bungee jump. If it was described as such in subsequent media reports, this would certainly have annoyed competent exponents of bungee jumping.
It's appropriate to add that a strict code of safe practice was devised years ago not sure when - does anyone know? In the early s I found out that one of my employer's sports centres was having a summer fair and advertised bungee jumping from a tall crane for anyone who fancied having a go. This prompted a visit by my then boss and I to visit the jump operator and find out more from seeing a similar event a few days beforehand. The operator also hired a high reach hydraulic crane with operator to lift and lower the jump platform which is manned by an experienced jump master who liaises by radio with the crane operator.
My boss and I concluded that the activity, though potentially dangerous like various other activities such as motor sports, mountaineering and scuba diving, was reasonably safe by virtue of the precautions followed by the operator involved - and it reportedly proved to be very popular at the summer fair. Though I'm not a bungee jumper myself I hope the above information may be of interest and use to forum users.
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